Sinkholes!

Lyrics

I lived in Florida many years ago A typical New Yorker Getting away from the snow The culture and the food And the people were great But when I saw a bug bigger Than a dinner plate I moved back north though I visit a lot When the bugs aren't so big and it's not so hot But now something else in Florida Has got me scared I'm nervous when I walk around down there Sinkholes! Trouble beneath my feet Sinkholes! Lookin' for a snack to eat Sinkholes! Swallowin' houses and cars Are we human caviar? Sinkholes Caused by the karst process Turn paradise into a mess Limestone, salt deposits, carbonate rocks They are sinkhole building blocks Cover collapse sinkhole is the scariest kind I know what I'm talkin' about I looked it up online Sinkholes are happening far and near In New Jersey yesterday One caused panic and fear They're in Laos, Venezuela, Mexico, too In China, Slovenia what can we do? To Australia, South Africa sinkholes aren't strangers Even in New Guinea there's sinkhole dangers! Sinkholes! Peril beneath our feet Are we meat lollipops the earth wants to eat? Sinkholes! Swallowin' houses and cars Am I the only one who finds it bizarre? Sinkholes! Caused by the karst process Turning paradise into a mess Some are man-made when we make mistakes With irresponsible mining and water main breaks In a town in Louisiana called Bayou Corne In August 2012 a sinkhole was born At first an acre in size now way bigger than that Forcing alligators, snakes, even muskrats To escape from this gurgling pool Where survival of the fittest is no longer the rule It belches and it bubbles as it burps up debris Swallowing cypress tree after cypress tree After cypress tree after cypress tree There's a documentary film called "Forgotten Bayou" Explains this sinkhole and its toxic brew "Forgotten Bayou" won't be forgotten by me It's a film I hope we all will see When I started writing this song I thought it would be funny But Bayou Corne changed all that, honey The townspeople struggle with sorrow and rage The Bayou Corne Sinkhole has a Facebook page Sinkholes! Terror beneath our feet Sinkholes! Hungry for a snack to eat Sinkholes! Swallowin' houses and cars I asked Alan Stern Are there sinkholes on Mars? Sinkholes! Poppin' up all over the place Dr. Stern said, "Yup, there's sinkholes in space" Sinkholes We can't ignore Every day there are more Sinkholes Is fracking making things worse? If the earth could Would the earth curse? Sinkholes Be careful where you step Oops there goes another Corvette